I've contacted several recruiters and they are all saying it's hard to place couples. Many have stopped replying after I decline one offer (i.e. poor reputation at franchise, bad location, bad hours, etc)

I'm wondering, in your experience (not what your "heard") whether I should keep trying for a couples position, or if we should apply to separate schools that are close by, then take one apartment, and one housing allowance?
I'm worried that we won't be able to find a place close enough to each other if we chose to apply individually.

Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 2:07 am Post subject: My hubby and I work at a fairly good job in Daejeon

Try Sky Jobs Recruiting~I have spoken with one of the recruiters for this other job, and the recruiter actually said they work for the current school my hubby and I are with, recruiting potential employees there. The school is called Maple Bear and it is a Montessori style school. It has hired quite a few couples, married and dating. It has a good reputation for paying fairly and on-time. We make about 2.3 million a month. We may be signing on for another year, but are also looking elsewhere. Only drawback is that it's a hagwon that does not really do it's curriculum out of a book. There is a bit more work that you have to prepare as a teacher for, but both my husband and I had never done teaching before and we managed it just fine. It takes some getting used to, but like you said, it is hard to find couples positions so you may not want to be too picky if you know what I mean. Its up to you and your girlfriend's personality and willingness to put in a bit of extra work. We really have had a good time and the staff are friendly. Look up Sky Jobs Recruiting on facebook and see if they can let you know about the Maple Bear school in Daejeon. There are also Maple Bear schools in other areas of Korea such as Seoul. Hope this helps some!

Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 9:37 am Post subject: Re: My hubby and I work at a fairly good job in Daejeon

Rchung1 wrote:

Try Sky Jobs Recruiting~I have spoken with one of the recruiters for this other job, and the recruiter actually said they work for the current school my hubby and I are with, recruiting potential employees there. The school is called Maple Bear and it is a Montessori style school. It has hired quite a few couples, married and dating. It has a good reputation for paying fairly and on-time. We make about 2.3 million a month. We may be signing on for another year, but are also looking elsewhere. Only drawback is that it's a hagwon that does not really do it's curriculum out of a book. There is a bit more work that you have to prepare as a teacher for, but both my husband and I had never done teaching before and we managed it just fine. It takes some getting used to, but like you said, it is hard to find couples positions so you may not want to be too picky if you know what I mean. Its up to you and your girlfriend's personality and willingness to put in a bit of extra work. We really have had a good time and the staff are friendly. Look up Sky Jobs Recruiting on facebook and see if they can let you know about the Maple Bear school in Daejeon. There are also Maple Bear schools in other areas of Korea such as Seoul. Hope this helps some!

Kayla

Thanks for the feedback, we will apply to Sky Jobs Recruiting this morning

haha that's funny that you mention that cuz we actually work at the Maple Bear in daejeon right now. the downside to the one we're working at is that it is so new. in the two years of its life, management has switched around about 3 times. things keep getting better, then worse at our school. We're really uncertain about its stability and we are looking for other avenues that can give us more security. We do like Maple Bear as a school and we've been toying with the idea of transferring to a different location.